Idea for sequel came from GigaRidley, The Storm and myself(Shadow*91)
Epic Prologue typed up by The Storm

In the beggining....

There were four countries. Four countries who were filled with peace and harmony.

Drosin, the cultural playground, was under control of a monarchy. Its vast control over land in Northwest Renit was its strength, its people always loyal to a cause. Drosin sported the colors of gold and red, symbolizing the courage and strength of its people. The capitol of Drosin, Negliv, is close to the epicenter of Renit. The King and Queen of Drosin resided here, and controlled their land as such.

Conud, the land of technology. It had amassed small armies of its own, but its true strength was that it was a colony of scientists. The technology of Conud is the most advanced in Renit, sometimes a hundred years or so in front of the other backwater civilizations. It controlled the lands on the Northeast area of Renit, its neighbor to the West being Drosin. The two have always worked well together, Conud's technology fuelling Drosin's vast armies.

Salfir, the merchant's paradise. Salfir was neutral in every meaning of the word. They had no armies, no weapons, and no will to fight. Salfir was a land of trade and gold, sporting vast wealth over the other countries. Salfir was a merchant country, a place of refuge for those who could not make a living, and the holding place of the fallouts in Renit. Salfir controlled the large southern and southeast part of Renit.

Destry, the military complex. The Destrian's were controlled by a dictatorship, under the influence of Storm Valentine. Destry controlled the Southwestern hemisphere of Renit, glaring up at the other countries. Its strength is its own government, being able to mobilize armies in mere days, and having troops trained so harshly they rivaled Drosin's armies neck to neck.

The Grand Citadel in the center of Renit was a place of peace and cultural integrity. Once a year, the four countries would send their leaders to the Citadel to discuss the continuing stability of peace between the lands.. At a particular meeting, the Destrian representative and military dictator, Storm Valentine, declared war upon the other three countries.

Drosin, Conud and Salfir thought this motion ludicrous, and dismissed Valentine's ruse completely, as if leaving a child crying in the sand. Valentine did not take kindly to this. He led his armies into the defenseless lands of Salfir and took control of the entire coutry within days. Slave Labor and Concentration Camps were set up around Salfir, putting the merchants to work. This cut off all trade to the rest of Renit, which in turn angered the opposing countries.

Drosin and Conud formed an alliance. There armies invaded Destry the next day. Within a week, the armies of Destry had pushed the Drosin and Conud armies fully back into their own territories. It seemed that Drosin and Conud had underestimated Destry, and their armies were feeling the force of their strength. A group of Heroes appeared, combatting the terrifying power of the Destry armies.

Richand Zamikios and Siana Makantes were the leaders of this force, with Oric Halgern, a son of the Royal Family of Drosin, being one of the premiere soldiers. They also enlisted the help of Storm Valentine's son, Drake. They were a force to be reckoned with, combatting Destry's every move and beggining to slowly push Destry back into its own territory. Destry bit back, sending out its own military commaners to fight against the heroes.

Sekhmet, Grand Priest of Destry; Satra Morta, Brutal Battalion Commander; Seth Covull, Mastermind of Destry's antics; and Storm Valentine himself.. After a great many battles between the opposing forces, it seemed as though the heroes were going to win. They had vanquished the obliterating power of Sekhmet, and had slashed down the cruel Satra Morta.

In the final battle, it was Storm and Seth against Oric, Richand, Siana, and Drake. Then, at the last moment, Seth betrayed Storm Valentine, joining the Heroes in their conquest. Storm was outraged, and used the full force of his power against them. After finding out that Storm was immortal and could not be killed, Drake, his son, gripped and restrained him.

Richand summoned the strength of his dead father and all the heroes Valentine had killed, and with Seth's help, banished him into the Void of Eternal Torture. Unfortunately, Drake sacrificed himself in draggin his father to his doom, being sealed along with him in the void.

The bertrayer left for solitude, promising the world peace. The Heroes became celebrities and the world sang of their conquest. The country that followed the villanous Valentine was abolished, all traces of its existence removed by the higher council among the three remaining countries. The world entered a lasting peace, just as the traitor, Seth, had promised. The world had returned to peace, Valentine's reign of terror had been extinguished, and the war was over.....

.... Until now....

15 years later, the world has begun recovered valiantly from the wrath of Valentine. The fight against him is now a mere memory, known as the Destrian Conflict. The Heroes have been living in the public eye, being showered with gifts and thanks from all refugees and families of casualties. The countries have vastly expanded since the Destrian Conflict, with Drosin and Conud giving the former land of Destry over to Salfirian control. The Salfir people suffered the greatest from the conflict, and are taking the longest to rebuild. They still do not have much to hold onto, but their hope is the only thing they truly own anymore.

Rebuilding the populous has not been easy, with many full-fledged past followers of Destry attempting to reclaim the land taken from them over the years. They have been put down all to easily, the Drosin military stopping them in their tracks. Drosin and Conud both learned from the Destrian Conflict greatly, and so they have been amassing armies of their own to combat any threat to the peace. Acts of violence and vandalism, or entire legions of troops fighting to regain Destry control, no force is too big or too small for the Drosin military to handle.

And yet, where there is light, there is always a shadow. And darkness is indeed looking to fall over Renit once more. A group of elite soldiers calling themselves the Destrian Shadows has risen within the past year, attacking numerous cities and shipments in the name of their former country and in honor of their sealed leader. They honor him by burning the villages they attack, and draining the blood from those they kill. The Destrian Shadows have been recognized as the largest terrorist threat since the Destrian Conflict itself.

The Drosin armies are being dwindled against this new force, with the latter relying on guerilla tactics, picking off the armies a few soldiers at a time. Infiltration is another of their key ways to attack, taking a Drosin man's uniform and murdering many of whom he was thought to work with. The seem to have no fear, yet they instill it upon the stability that the three countries have rebuilt over the past 15 years. Nothing is more frightening than fear itself. This fear they use seems to originate in their style, forcing all of Renit's wise men and fortune tellers to tell the people of how, "it will be all right," and, "There is no way Destry could return.." These are hollow truths, and if you look closely enough, many of what people hold onto are hollow truths.

Hope itself is a hollow truth.

They only remaining truth the people of Renit actually beleive in are the ones who saved them before. They hope they will save them again. Hope is many things... It can bring about hidden power, but it can also be a hinderance and the signal that their is no chance of winning. Yet they still hold onto hope, as if it were some sort of perpetual force that could save them from their own doom. And so they hold onto hope, they love it, they feed it, and they let it grow until it can do what they meant for it to do. Save them.

And so now the world calls upon the Heroes once more, to save them from this new threat.....

Realms 2: Rebirth of Evil​

sign-ups should look like this=
Name:
Age:
Alliance: (Drosin, Conud, Salfir are good/ Destry is evil)
Appearance: (a picture is acceptable. otherwise be descriptive)
Bio: (means History. be descriptive)
Personality:
Powers:
Role in Realms 1: (if using a returning chacter then breifly summarize what they did. for new characters put N/A)
Theme Song: (optional. put a song you think fits your character)

Any and all are welcome whether you were in Realms 1 or this would be your first RP ever.

Rules:
1: No bunnying. This means taking control of another persons character without permission. If you have permission place a little note at the beginning of your post. We can't read minds.
2: No God-modding. This means no overpowered characters. There will be some exceptions to this but they will be rare. If I claim it god-mod then it must be edited.
3: Try to use proper grammer and spelling. I know nobodies perfect but try as much as you can. This will ease up a lot of possible confusion.
4: Have Fun!

Appearance: Stands at 5'8" with pale white skin. Has short spiky blue hair and dark blue eyes. Wears a sleeveless blue vest with a long sleeve black shirt underneath. Blue pants and black steel toe boots. He carries two identical katanas on his back in the shape of an X. Thier sheathes are black with blue handles and silver blade guards. He's muscular but keeps a slim, youthful appearance.

Bio: Vent wasn't born in the normal sense of the word. He was manufactured, one of several in Destry's secret super-human project. He was raised with a single goal in life, to serve the great nation of Destry. Each child of the project was given a special power and taught a specific fighting style so as to find the strongest ability amidst the greatest style. Those that failed expectaions were 'deleted'. Vent managed this to surpass all expectaions for him and survived through 16 hard years. Then the unthinkable happened, Storm Valentine was defeated. Without thier leader to guide them, Destry was quickly overun by the Drosin/Conud armies. When the facilty keeping the tests was discovered it was immeaditely burnt and the expieraments slaughtered. Vent barely escaped with his life, only carrying his two swords and some tattered clothes. He lost everybody he ever knew that night and it drove him mad. He no longer had a reason to live and many times considered ending his life. Then one day he felt some strange force calling him to a peculiar spot, the place where the Conflict had ended. He followed this force and upon arriving he was mentally attacked by a spirit. However instead of running for help or trying to kill himself, Vent listened. The spirit told him many things, things none should ever know. Vent felt reborn by the spirits words and left promising to return. He came back after a year of studing and training and sealed the spirit inside a small purple gem. He carries the gem with him now and the spirit gives him counsel and knowledge. Vent formed the Destrian Shadows at the spirit's request. With the knowledge from the spirit, Vent has led them against the world. However nobody but Vent and the spirit know this. The Destrian Shadows are led by a leader that the world has supposedly never seen. Vent masquerades as one of four generals to confuse enemy spies. The entire world believes Vent Nogeth to be one of the generals and searches for this mystery leader. Not even the other generals know. All they know is that only Vent speaks with this leader and they recieve orders from him. Vent leads the Shadows, promising the return of the great country Destry.

Personality: Vent is cold, not showing the slightest distress or emotion at even the most dire of news. He can make decisions that many find unthinkable with ease and has no regrets about anything he does. Vent keeps the gem with the spirit on his person at all times as if it was his greatest treasure. The spirit can speak to him although nobody else can hear it. To answer the spirit though he must speak out loud, giving the appearance that he's talking to himself. Many believe he never recovered from his loss of sanity. Vent sees the world as curropt and believes it is his divine duty to cleanse it. He holds honor and justice in high regard but his views on justice are different from normal. He believes it is the strong that decide justice and that Valentine was denied his justice. He holds himself as the judge of the world and none will escape his rule.

Powers: Vent is a master of a two sword style. He can fight perfectly with either one or both of his blades and is ambidexterous, so switching between hands is quite easy. Because he is the product of a super-human expierament his strength is better then the average humans. He also has a special power that was dubbed Divine Graviton. He can manipulate his gravitational pull on his surroundings, pulling anything towards him or pushing it away. By pushing himself away from the ground he can seemingly fly. The powers only limit is his stamina. When he uses the power his eyes glow a bright blue, which is the only indication as his gravity manipulation is invisible to mortal eyes.

Appearance: Caedus stands at 5' 11" tall. He currently weighs 237 pounds of ripped muscle. He wears a dark black vest over his fluffy white aristocrat shirt. Usually, he wears fingerless black gloves made from Ram-hide. His boots are black, made with cow hide leather, and are laced with steel from the tip of his toe to the crown of the shoe. His laces are made from cow-hide leather as well, with the buckles made of pure gold. He wears black slacks, traditional of the Aristocratian style. The slacks are held up by a sash that is laced with Gold. His shirt buttons are Gold plated as well. He has one hoop earring, formed from pure Silver, only to pump up his already strong appearance. His hair is slicked back with the finest Gel money can buy, near to the skin on the sides of his head while being ridiculously long on the top. This is, as aforementioned, slicked back on the top of his head. His hair is tied into a rat tail in the back, lengthed to hanging just above his spine. His face, chin, and bone structure are absolutely perfect.

Personality: Caedus is a perfectionist. Whatever happens, whatever occurs, it HAS to be his way. Because in his mind, the world is not perfect, and he is the only one with the power to make it so. He is incredibly strong willed and will never back down from a fight. Although he prefers not to fight, even though with his great size and strength few can stand up to, he prefers to settle things democratically. He completely despises wild and erratic behaviour. Planning is everything. And when things dont go according to plan, people tend to find themselves gasping for breath under his powerful political fist.

Biography: Caedus Zamikios is the child of the two greatest known heroes in Renit; Richand and Siana Zamikios. Being a child of two celebrities, Caedus has never known the shallow life peasants follow. Standing on top of them from his childhood, he was able to observe and learn from the mistakes of others. His mind developed at an accelerated rate since he was born, learning to speak at 11 months old; fluent in three languages at 6 without any prior influence.

His mind is like the greatest of all sponges, absorbing any knowledge he hears, reads, writes, or sees and stowing it into the depths of his mind. By the time he was 10 years old, he was a very active political idealist. Noone could place doubt into the boys apparent ability to influence others decisions greatly. Since the fall and separation of Destry, Caedus has convinced 48 former military activists to turn their back on the old ways of the trecherous Destrian Empire.

He has been known by many names since his introduction to politics. Genius, Protegy, The Hero without Fear, and in a sense, he has become all of these things. He has never shown any opposition the slightest glimpse of fear. Anything he cannot accomplish, he continues trying until he succeeds, and does not stop until said task is completed. So, in a way, he can accomplish anything.

Now 15 years old, he is one of the most powerful activists in the newly rebuilt Grand Citadel of Renit. He represents the Drosin territory for the most part, but as a whole, he represents the entire continent against any opposing force, foreign and domestic. Even as young as he is, he has already gained enough fame among the residents to become the Face of Justice among the countries on Renit.

He is particularly just on the slums of Salfir, a barren wasteland of peasants and poor folk who were hit the hardest by the Destrian Conflict. It absolutely disgusts him when people take advantage over others for no reason other than their personal success. He always thinks about the effects of actions on others before he makes a move, which is the very reason for him being such a prominent force in Politics.

If Richand, Siana, Oric, and the other past celebrities were the Heroes needed to save Renit, then Caedus would be dubbed the Hero who would rebuild it.

Weapon of Choice: Caedus prefers not to fight physically, although his physical disposition would allow him to take out many opponents with ease. When faced with battle, he conforms to using the newfound technology of gun powder. He carries a bronze-hilt, gold-plated pistol at his hip, while carrying a variety of other accessories on his belt sash. He has two small black balls on his hip-sash, that, when met with an impact, disperse a great deal of smoke that clouds the lungs and causes de-suffocation. The oponent passes out without physical harm, and can be healed at a local hospital. Other than these weapons, he has a blade the size of a small telescope that, like a telescope, extends to a full length of three feet.

Theme Song:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuyupBmHfVQ]Hero By Skillet[/ame]

Ill put up my other one after a few more ppl sign up... I am reserving the spot of Storm Valentine though :burgerking:

Appearence: Vibro is 5ft. 10in. He has black hair & dark red eyes. He is a little muscular not different than an average person. His hair is spikey. He has a scar from the top of his forehead to 5in. below his right eye. The scar didn't effect his eyesight. He wears black boots with black pants & a blue t-shirt under his silver armor. The sword & crossbow are slung across his back. He has a bright blue pendant that helps him control his powers on a chain around his neck. His tunic has magic on it allows his to be uneffected by natural cold & heat. Any attacks that use cold or heat still effect him at full force.

Weapons: Crossbow & Sword. Basic crossbow but has no arrows instead uses sound made arrows that make no noise. The sword is 4ft. long & a 1/2ft wide. It is made from a steel that is lightweight but strong.

Abilities: He controls sound waves freely to do anything he desires, but without his pendant it is difficult to do. When he controls sound it becomes visiable & is blue. Without his pendant he can only make lowpowered sheilds, waves, blast, ect. & has to use his sword to make sound blades.He is faster & stronger than a normal person. He can stand & walk in midair by making platforms of sound.

Armor: He wears light weight silver armor, but doesn,t wear a hemet. The armor is resistant to wind so he don't slow down.

Personality: He is calm & intelligent. He perfers to thinks things through & doesn't like to speak much. He rarely loses his temper, but loses all restraint when he encounters certain people from the Human Weapon Program. He only obeys General Vent Nogeth. He likes destruction & perfers to destroy anything that could be a threat. He doesn't like to lose. He despises people that beg for their life & people that don't keep their promises or word.

Bio: Vibro joined the Destrian Shadows at 14 in order to destroy the remnants of the H.W.P. & the people who made it. He was experamented on while he was 5 in order to make a solider that couldn't be defeated & could control what none other could. They succeded in giving him control over sound waves, but the powers were unstable &went berserk. He wiped out half the lab & was put into lockdown.
It took 4 years before he was let out thanks to one of the new doctors named Dr. Marisa. She made an agreement that she could help him control his powers in 4 moths when he become 10. If she failed she would be killed & Vibro would be put in lockdown again. 2 months after his release Dr. Marisa made the pendant he now weres to help him get control. He was able to bring them under control in the next 2 months. After he got them under control he was put in intense training. While training he found out that while he was in lockdown the lab got 3 more childeren for the experenments. One died before he got through the first few experements. The other 2 a brother & sister succeded & were able to control their powers from start.
Vibro was a couple years behind them in training. Before he could meet them they were sent to different facilities for further test & training. He found out that a couple more were going to arrive soon, so he tried to destroy the lab. He destroyed most of it but was subdued & put in lockdown for his actions.
3 months later the lab was attacked. During the attack the power went out & Vibro broke out in order to protect Dr. Marisa & her assistants, 2 males & 1 female who were friends of his. He fought his way to her office. When he got there he killed the 4 soliders in there & helped the poeple get out. On their way to the exit they were ambushed by soliders. In the struggle Vibro got his scar, Dr. Marisa lost her left arm, & 1 of the male assistants died. He sent the others ahead to the next town while he bought them some time. During the fight his pendant was knocked off & he lost control wiping out everything in a 1mi. radius.
A couple hours later he was heading toward Salfir in an attempt to lose the soliders. He got away hiding in a little town till they gave up the chase. He wandered till he wound up in a town & heard a rumor that the labs were destroyed by a joint military of Drosin, Conud, & Salfir & that something wiped out an entire area around there including all troops at that lab. Vibro was furious at the fact that they did all that for no reason. He then decided to wipe the 3 countries from existance.
He heard rumors about the Desrtian Shadows & went out to serch for them. It took him 3 months find them. He took 2 years to join at the age of 14. The test he had to pass was to destroy a small town. Vibro got to the town & wiped it from existance. They gave him the nickname Fatum Militis, & that is when he gave himself the last name Iracundia. He rose through the ranks to become a general in 11 years. He is known as General Fatum.

Also, this guy should be familiar to the writers of Realms... I'm giving him a revamp and taking control of him because his story never went anywhere.
Name: Night

Age: 32, but looks 19

Alliance: Neutral (Inclined to Good)

Appearance: Night has long, scraggly and uneven black hair that he constantly pushes out of his eyes. It is roughly self-cut, and the fact that he used rocks to do it clearly shows. He is 5'11 and thin with pure black eyes. He wears a long black cloak that he wraps around himself to hide the curse mark on his left arm, a clear sign that he has been "Touched by a Devil", as the citizens of Renit put it. The curse mark's design is a long purple snake with hundreds of eyes circling down his arm, the signature mark of the demon Chillam the Millioneye. Night carries around an intricate staff he made himself from an oak tree. He keeps it beside him at all times to defend himself with, and the bottom is sharpened to a point in case he needs to use it. However, Night only uses the deadly tip in emergencies, greatly preferring to not kill.

Bio: Night was probably an ordinary boy, living an ordinary life for the first 17 years of his life. The word "probably" is used because, when he was 17, he was possessed by the dread demon Chillam the Millioneye, the second-in-command to Naxus, the Dark One, the most dangerous demon of them all, robbing of his memories prior to that instant. All Night remembers is waking up and being surrounded by the dead bodies of his friends. Horrified at what he had done, Night ran away, looking for a place to hide away. However, the possession had given him a powerful curse mark with dark powers, and Night found himself attacked everywhere he went simply for his appearance. Resigning himself to the fact that he would never live a normal life, Night lived in the forests, living off the land and only journeying to the edges of civilization to get sustenance.

Personality: Night is deeply conflicted, torn between his desire to do good and the temptation of the dark power that lurks within him as a result of his brief possession. He tries to stay away from the rest of humanity, convinced that no one will accept him due to his tragic past. He can often be a little forward and socially inept due to the fact that he has not had human contact in years. He is also silently frightened of the possibility that he may never die, due to the fact that he has only aged two years physically over the past 15 years. He has tried to take his own life many times, but has always stopped at the last second.

Powers: Night's curse mark gives him a certain degree of super strength, as well as the ability to shoot small globs of darkness out of his left hand. These "Darkness Grenades" latch onto whatever they hit and explode a few seconds afterward with great force. Night can also fire a small stream of dark arrows out of his arm to damage targets quickly with great accuracy. He can also charge up a larger amount of dark energy to shoot a stream of larger darkness arrows that can pierce steel. He can also "drain" energy from people through his curse mark upon contact, healing himself but weakening the victim for a short period of time. Night really prefers to refrain from using the curse mark powers, however, and only uses them if necessary. His fighting style, in which he uses his oaken staff, is savage and brutal from his years in the dark forests and his attacks are suited to his unnatural strength, favoring brute force over finesse. Despite his vicious style of fighting, Night never kills anyone if he can help it and only fights in self-defense. However, if in extreme stress, or if he overuses his dark powers, Night's curse mark spreads to the rest of his body and takes control of his actions, the remnants of Chillam's soul controlling Night's movements. While in this state, Night's dark powers are amplified greatly and he gains the ability to fly, but he loses all good in him and becomes a beast of destruction, massacring both friend and foe. This "Curse Night" can only be returned to normal if knocked unconscious, or if the true Night is somehow reached and reawakened.

Role in Realms 1: Night first ran into Richand and Siana as he was escaping from a mob of angry villagers. Realizing that he was really a good person, they helped him escape, and he joined them in gratitude. While Night was with the heroes, he helped them in their first battle against Storm directly and (unbeknownst to him) almost ran into his former possessor, Chillam. Although Night was truly happy that he had finally met people who would accept him for who he was, rather than what had controlled him, he feared that his dark powers would end up killing them, so he ran away as the group made their way to Sagomir Gorge. Unbeknownst to the other heroes, Night was also present at their final confrontation with Storm, and he helped defeat some of the Destrian demon-soldiers before quietly slipping away when the battle was won. Since then, he has remained in hiding, watching with a mix of happiness and envy as the friends he had met grew older while he stayed the same, gaining fame and praise for their victory. Several times, he saw that Richand and Siana looked for him, but he always avoided them without letting them know he was alive, believing that it would be better for everyone if he never returned. However, he has finally begun to move again, looking for a new place to take shelter.
Theme Song: I Am... All of Me by Crush 40

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTBbTSjZpI&feature=related[/ame]

I'm excited to kick this thing off! Also, my brother should be signing up soon (he's a good writer, don't worry)P.S: In the intro, you forgot Naxus!!!

@ Monsteroids: You can ask here or PM me your questions since Shadow isnt on right now.

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Glad to be here... my laptop recently broke, so, at least for a little while, I'll be using the main computer, which will limit my posting ability slightly. Don't worry, I'll still post a couple times a day.
What did you think of the Night revamp?

And now, the long awaited return of two of Renit's greatest defenders!

Names: Richand Zamikios and Siana Zamikios (Makantes)

Ages: 32 (Siana), 34 (Richand)

Alliances: Good (Drosin)

Appearance:
Richand: Richand 6' 3", and has ice blue eyes and wavy brown hair that goes down to his neck. Richand always wears a chestplate of light, silvery-blue armor with moderate defense along with fingerless gloves. He wears light, comfortable pants with chainmail underneath and boots. On his back, he carries his Zodiac sword, Stargleam. Although the combined weight of his armor is enough to make an average man fall to his knees, Richand is strong enough to wear it all with only a slight decrease in his agility in combat, which is formidable, to say the least.
Although he is quite a bit older since his first adventure, Richand is just as strong as always, constantly training to keep in shape. He also still looks incredibly young for his age, and most people assume he's in his early 20's. Richand still uses the exact same armor that he did in his first adventure, though he personally reforged it with new steel making it stronger, lighter, and more durable. Richand's old blue headband is now tied around his right arm rather than his head, and his hair is slightly shaggier. Richand's sword, Stargleam, remains the same save for it's faint glow visible only in the dark, due to it's use in his Avatar of Light transformation in his final battle with Storm.

Siana: "Sia" is 5' 8" and has light blond hair that goes down to her hips. She has fiery red eyes and wears a red and white robe with light chainmail underneath so she can move fast. The center of her robe bears the symbol of the Makantes family- two golden fire serpents entwining each other. In the original story, Siana wore a black glove on her right hand with the same emblem. She now wears a bulkier "gauntlet" with the Zamikios symbol in addition to the Makantes symbol on her robe. The Zamikios symbol consists of a sword surrounded by 12 spheres, representing the 12 Zodiac animals the Zamikios family can use.
Due to her magic blood, Siana ages slower than normal humans and looks very young, like Richand, and appears no older than 23.

Bio:
Richand: Richand is the second youngest member of the Zamikios family, a warrior family known in all four nations for their unique type of combat known as Zodiac Mastery. Zodiac Mastery allows the wielder to channel the powers of the symbols of the Zodiac into the weapon they wield. Only members of the Zamikios family are able to use more than one Zodiac spirit in combat. Richand's father, Lloyd, was possibly the most famous of all of the Zamikios line, having slain numerous legendary beasts terrorizing the nations. Richand learned all of his combat abilities from his father. Tragically, his father was murdered by the vicious Destrian dictator and old rival of Lloyd, Storm Valentine the day Richand turned 19. Once Destry declared war on the other nations, Richand's younger brother Nicklas went off to join the Drosin military. Richand, however, agreed to go with his close friend Siana, believing that they might be able to do more good by joining the resistance in Salfir. Richand also believed that he might finally be able to get to the bottom of the mystery behind his father's death, and learned Storm was responsible over the course of his journey.

Siana: Sia was born and raised in Drosin. She is the youngest member of the Makantes family, a famous spellcasting family who has worked hand-in-hand with the warrior family of Drosin, the Zamikios family, to protect the land. Her mother taught her the art of healing magic until age 12, when her mother died. Since then, Sia has practiced both healing and offensive fire magic. When Destry declared war on the other three nations, Sia was not chosen to fight in the army simply because she was a woman. Wanting to help, she and her friend Richand set out for Salfir, hoping to help the resistance.

After the events of the first story, Richand and Siana got married, and shortly after Storm's defeat, she gave birth to a child, Caedus Zamikios, whom they both love. Despite their newfound wealth and worldwide fame as the heroes who beat the evil Storm, they do not flaunt their fame, instead living a quiet life in a house close to Negliv. However, Richand and Siana are both now commanders of the Drosin military, as well as peacekeepers between nations. They also are taking an active role in stoppping the Destrian Shadows, and keep in close contact with Oric, their old friend.Personality:
Richand: Richand is extremely good-natured and kind. Like Siana (or as he affectionately refers to her, "Sia") he does not fight unless he has to or his friends are in danger. Since the original Realms, he has become more experienced and comfortable in commanding troops, and he has natural leadership skills. As many have said, he is a natural and true hero.

Siana: Siana is a very friendly and nice person, and is always looking to see if someone needs help. Although she doesn't fight if she doesn't have to, she has a strong sense of justice and will help her friends. Like Richand, she has also developed better leadership skills and is an expert tactician.

Richand and Siana love each other very deeply, and they both love their son, Caedus, very much. They also help out any of the citizens of Renit whenever they can.

Powers:
Richand: Richand is an amazing hand-to-hand fighter, but he truly shines in swordplay. Richand has mastery of the legendary sword Stargleam, which was once his fathers' and is known throughout the world. Stargleam is a Zodiac weapon, which allows Richand to channel the might of the symbols of the Zodiac through it. Richand is quite strong and is also quite agile, able to do flips and jumps even while in his heavy armor. Since the first story, Richand has achieved a much better mastery of his Zodiac abilities. They are as follows:Fist of Aries
Horn of Taurus
Illusion of Gemini
Inspiration of Cancer
Roar of Leo
Salve of Virgo
Sight of Libra
Blade of Scorpio
Arrow of Sagittarius
Spiral of Capricorn
Tower of Aquarius
Hook of Pisces

Richand also has access to a powered-up form known as "Constellation Richand" which he first accessed through the Rite of Gaia in his battle with the demon Naxus. In this form, all of Richand's armor and sword become golden-white, and his hair stands up straight, a shimmering white. Although going into the form can be very physically draining, it gives Richand access to a variety of amazing "Constellation" powers, as well as powering himself up tremendously. At the very end of Realms, Richand accessed his ultimate forms using the help of all of the deceased heroes as well as the sheer power of the four Orbs of Renit to become "The Avatar of Light", the purest manifestation of good in all of history and one of the strongest fighters ever, being powered by heroism and light.

Siana: Siana has mastery of her two types of preferred magic, which are Healing magic and fire magic. When in combat, Sia surprises her foes with her mix of impressive agility and mid-close range fire blasts. She is also skilled in hand-to-hand fighting thanks to training from Richand. Since the original story, Siana's magic has improved quite a bit. In addition to her offensive and defensive magic, she now has access to close combat lightning attacks that spark from her gauntlet. She has also extended her knowledge of fire magic to the point that she can speed around by shooting jets of flame from her boots, as well as leap very far distances.

Role in Realms 1: Richand and Siana were two of the main characters in the original Realms, with Richand eventually emerging as the leader of the heroic rebels. The plot of Realms followed their and their allies journey to collect the four Orbs of Renit and stop Storm from taking over the world. At the end of the story, Richand used the four Orbs to transform into the Avatar of Light and seal Storm away. He then scattered the orbs across the land once again. OVer the course of the story, Siana and Richand also came to realize that they were in love with each other.

Theme Song:
Richand: Vampire Killer

Siana: Slash

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Constellation Richand/ Avatar of Light Theme: What I'm Made of by Crush 40

I believ its time for my daily dose of epicness? Behold the Return of Renits Greatest Evil

Name: Storm Valentine

Age: 595

Alliance: Destry

Appearance: Valentine's appearance as a spirit is a whispy form of smoke. In his physical form, he is 6'0" even, weighs 243 pounds, and has long blonde hair, ponytailed at the end with dark/dirty look to it. Wears a white scruffy collar, long-sleeve white tux shirt with dark purple vest. The coattails of his vest make a V shape going downwards. He wears black tux pants with Dragonhide boots and Alligator teeth belt buckle with leather fitting and custom vortex belt buckle. Holds a shiny gold handled Cutlass at his side, along with a black and gold plated multi-barrel Pistol.

Role in Realms 1 / Bio: Storm Valentine's life started 595 years ago. At least, thats what he can remember. It was when he was bitten and put under the curse of the vampire. His life before that is a blur. He remembers the primordial ooze in which his true being emerged from the night after he was bitten. He remembers the insatiable lust for blood, and the terrifying truth of what had happened to him the night before. He studied his new features, delicately testing the limits of his strengths on various creatures in the Sagomir Gorge.

His first human kill was legendary. His lust had led him into a frenzy, and he had taken the life of one whom had been his closest friend. He had thereafter proceeded to drain his body. When he was finished, he noticed something quite astonishing. He was not a normal vampire. When he drank the blood from the body, he had also sucked all the tissue and muscle out of it. This gave his own body the power of his victim, plus his own.

He studied his systems intently, utilizing his vast wealth in the Valentine family to gain as much knowledge as humanly, or as.... demonically possible. He learned that he was an Atrum Vampierre, the most powerful and deadly form of a Vampire. It is said that only one is born every 500 years. It is also said that when the new one is born, he must replace the other. Storm immediately fulfilled this prophecy by hunting down the Vampire race, exterminating all he could find. Still, he had not managed to find the previous Atrum Vampierre. He did of course eventually find him, after about 157 years of searching, in a well near the Grand Citadel.

He immediately destroyed the creature, sentencing it to hell. Over the next 400 years, he used his vast wealth to form the Destrian Empire and revolt against the opposing countries. He declared war against Conud, Drosin, and Salfir. At first, these countries thought this idea ludicrous and that he was daft for thinking of it. However, this was not the case. The other countries were not aware of the vast military knowledge Destry had gained over the years, nor of the thousands of armies he had created. He decided to test his armies strength, and invade the weakest country first: Salfir.

The Destrian Conflict had begun.

Salfir was a nuetral country, with very few resources, and bar minimum of militia, other than a mere salvaation army. Within 2 weeks, the Destrian Empire had expanded throughout Salfir's entire territory.Within months, the Destrians had set up labor camps, work forces, and execution factories. The Salfirian bodies of their dead were smelted in forging pots and put into the Destrian armory.

As Valentine's saying goes, "There's nothing better than dancing with the dead."

Valentine was as cunning as he was ruthless, and his flawless command of the Destrian army prevaled over the liliputionized armies of Conud and Drosin. Drosin and Conud eventually formed an alliance, putting the might of their armies together to combat the oncoming Destry offensives. And for a time, they did. They were able to keep the Destrians at bay, but the slashing offenses of the relentless Destrian soldiers kept pushing the armies farther and farther into their Capitol cities.

Storm was the most powerful man in the world. He had enlisted the aide of many dark beings, the likes of Sekhmet, Grand Priest of Destry, and Seth Covull, International Intelligence Designator of Destry. He also found aide in a demonic being who called itself "Naxus." But, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The reaction of this scenario was the birth of the race called heroes.

The Fighter, Lloyd Zamikios, the world's most powerful known swordsman and Master of Zodiacal magic. And The Mage, Makantes, the world's most powerful known magician and, as legend has it, the last in the long bloodline of Makantes. Makantes itself runs through the ages, thousands of years ago, the Makantes were the first to discover and utilize magic. Their potential and power without barriers, and being the first users of magic, the nexus of energy in the universe.

Together, this duo cut down entire armies of Destrian soldiers by themselves. They were seemingly undefeatable, until they met Valentine. He and his dark legion of sorcerors and followers separated the two of them. Naxus, the being of evil, attacked and killed Makantes. Lloyd, at the sight of his friend and partners death, attacked Valentine with a vengeance. However, without Makantes protective magic to back him up, Lloyd was no match for Valentine's incredible power.

Valentine gripped Lloyd by his throat, suspending him in the air as he choked the life out of him. Storm unsheathed his blade and thrust it through Lloyd's chest, hanging him on the middle of the wall as if he was a painting. As a painting, Valentine admired its beauty. At the same time, he heard a rustling in the shadows of the room. He investigated, and found a boy. He could feel the boy's tremendous power even then, and he suspected that he may have been the offspring of Lloyd Zamikios. With this knowledge, he forcefully kicked the boy through a window out of the high tower, sending the infidel's broken body plummeting towards the river below.

Afterwords, Valentine initiated his dark gift of creation, and created himself a son. He named the boy Drake. The boy had much of Valentine's skills, and he grew up under his shadow. It was only when the boy was of age that he ran away from home, forsaking his evil heritage. Storm realized then that his son had inherited another gift from him: He was an Atrum Vampierre. He realized what this meant; one would eventually have to kill the other.

Years later, he enlisted the aide of Satra Morta, a violent Commander without fear, and without condemnation. She was perfect to lead Destry's Grand Army through the Conud defenses. Storm immediately assigned her to the task, without fear it would be complete. In the mean time, his Grand Priest, Sekhmet, was in a battle against a number of youths, a number of youths that he claimed to be Heroes.

The flames in Storm's eyes were of undeniable rage, and he initiated attack against the youngsters. In battle, he realized that he was fighting offspring of the original Heroes. He was fighting Richand Zamikios, and a woman who called herself Siana Makantes. This was very unusual to him, along with the fact of being attacked by his son, Drake, at the same time. He displayed a small bit of his power, and gave the Heroes their leave. He would fight them another day, when he was better prepared.

Storm rode to the Grand Citadel for the annual meeting of peice between the countries. The representatives cordially told him he was not welcome. His reply was simple; three bullets in the chest of the Conud Senator. The room scrambled, and Storm exited the building, but not before lining it with gunpowder. As he walked across the bridge, the flames licking the stone structure of the Citadel. As he left the tower belched flames, and he smiled, because to him, it was beautiful....

Days later, his creation powers had allowed him to manipulate the matter in the area and create Valentine Tower where the Grand Citadel had once been. It was the ultimate symbol of fear, that which replaced the last hold on the old generation from Renit. His son hunted him down here, and the two of them had a showdown. Drake revealed his true power, a demon of both darkness and light. Storm was suprised at the power increase, and noticed the dark spirit that inhabited Drakes body instantly. He had felt its energy before. It was the Atrum Vampierre he thought he destroyed all those years ago.

Storm transformed into his Atrum Vampierre form and destroyed the spirit for good, then attacked Drake. The boy sprouted wigns and fled. In the meantime, Sekhmet and Satra were fighting against Conud and Drosin armies. A particularly talented warrior, Oric Halgern, was among them. Sekhmet flared him with his lightning powers, and Oric was thought to be dead. When Satra led her armies to the Capitol of Drosin, Negliv, Oric was still alive and he had returned. He led the Drosin army to a fantastic victory, defeating the giant of Destry, Kaiburr Lacertus, and killing Satra Morta in a stunning display.

The Heroes then gathered with the Rebel army in the Sagomir Gorge beneath the newly formed Valentine Tower. Sekhmet noticed this, and immediately gathered Naxus and an army of spellcasters. They attacked the Rebel camp with many casualties, along with the death of Naxus at the hand of Siana Makantes. After the fight against Naxus, Siana was unconscious from such a strong use of magic. Sekhmet used this oppurtunity to kidnap the girl and take her to Valentine. He would know what to do. He always knew.

Valentine defiled the girl completely, raping her. Eventually, Richand and Drake came to the Tower to negotiate her release. Somehow, Drake had gathered an elite force and destroyed numerous parts of the tower. The heroes rescued Siana and fled the Tower before Valentine could retaliate. Meanwhile, Sekhmet had been fighting a number of heroes and their armies by himself, including the infamous Oric Halgern. Somehow, the Heroes overcame Sekhmet,and he was forced to explode. He killed thousands of soldiers, friendly and opposition, including the Hero, Zanaku.

Halgern survived the explosion, and fled with Drake, Richand, and Siana... the last of the Heroes. Storm was infuriated. He called on Seth Covull to bring him a plan to exact his revenge. Covull came up with the perfect solution. They travelled North, into the Arctic lands, and uncovered a city called Eterna. The city was a nexus of magical power, and floated into the air by Valentine's will alone. They took the foretress over Negliv, the Drosin Capitol, where Valentine initiated the cities power and destroyed Negliv in one swift blow.

The Heroes were mortified, and this was their last chance to attack before Storm Valentine dominated the entire world. Valentine used the cities power to bring the demon, Naxus, back to life. Yet he lost it again in the fight with Siana Makantes, and Oric Halgern launched a full blown attack toward Storm, with Drake and Richand joining in. Siana came too. It was at this time that Seth Covull betrayed and attacked Storm Valentine.

This disturbing change of events made Valentine very unsettled, but nevertheless, he was stronger. His powers grew, and he gained tremendous strength. Not the strength to beat them, but the strength to never die. They could not kill him. In response to this, Drake anchored himself to his father, locking Storm into one place. Seth opened the void of Torture behind Storm, and Siana gave Richand all her power. Richand attacked Storm with the full power of the light, and Storm was knoecked backward into the void.

Seth closed the void, sealing Valentine inside it. The bertrayer left for solitude, promising the world peace. The Heroes became celebrities and the world sang of their conquest. The country that followed the villanous Valentine was abolished, all traces of its existence removed by the higher council among the three remaining countries. The world entered a lasting peace, just as the traitor, Seth, had promised. The world had returned to peace, Valentine's reign of terror had been extinguished, and the war was over.....

It has been fifteen years... And Storm Valentine remains trapped in the Void of Eternal Torture. He has been in their... Suffering every second of every endless day for fifteen years. Every moment of his suffering has built up power within him... and he has been attempting to muster the strength to break free. He is close... but he needs more than just his own strength to free himself from the void with his physical form intact. He found refuge when he discovered he could send his spirit to attack travelers who traversed the area that he was sealed in.

His body could be shackled for eternity, but they could not hold his mind. One particular traveler he attacked did not struggle... And Valentine made quick use of him. The traveler freed Valentine's spirit from the Void, sealing him inside a small purple gem. Valentine gives guidance to Vent Nogeth, and instructed him to form the "Destrian Shadows." This group aims to reinstill the terror from Valentines reign.

Valentine cannot attain true physical form without a proper host, and so he has Vent Nogeth searching Renit for a proper host, while burning its cities to the ground.
Personality: Storm's personality is completely cutthroat, and he bases all decisions based on what he can gain from them. He is highly distasteful of disrespect, and shows it to all who give it to him in brutal fashions.

Appearance: Seth stands at 6' even. He wears a small gold mask at all times that only covers his eyes, making them look like white slits. He wears a white cloak that goes down to just short of his feet. The bottom is slightly torn and it has a hood, keeping his head covered. Though his hood usually covers it, he has shaggy unkempt silver hair. His face has a few wrinkles in it from his extreme age. He wears a suit of silver chain mail at all times. He wears a golden shirt with some small silver plating and silver shoulder guards with gold inlay. He wears golden pants as well as golden leather boots with silver fastenings. He wears gold gloves with silver inlay and a bright blue gem in each. just like in Realms 1, Seth can be made in Soul Calibur 4. PM me for the how-to

Bio/Role in Realms 1: Seth has no recollection of when he was born. Its been so long ago that he has forgotten his age but it doesn't bother him. He is the last follower of his religon which worships gods known as Eternals. By worshipping them and following his religions laws he was granted a semi-immortality. Old age can never kill him. A long time ago he was worshipping as normal when his gods spoke to him. They told him that thier divine role is to keep the balance of everything. Seth's people had grown to powerful and thier was no force to balance them. Seth was given an offer. Because of his great faith, the Eternals would grant him an everlasting sword and some of thier divine power. In return he would remain to do thier bidding after they kill his people. Seth feared for his own life and took the deal. He was given power and his people were wiped off the planet overnight. Seth has regretted the deal ever since. He has followed the gods orders since, doing as they command to keep the world in balance. It was Seth that gave the four legenadary Orbs to humans millenia ago. His gods then decided that for the greatest peace to occur, the world would have to go through its greatest trial. For that reason he traveled to Destry and secretly manipulated it to become the fierce dictatorship it became. He even befriended Sekhmet and Storm to further keep in control of the conflict. Seth manipulated everything about the war so that it was the darkest event since the universes creation. Eventually it came down to the heroes Richand, Siana, Oric and Drake against Valentine, himself, and the most vile demons Valentine could conjour. Seth did battle against Oric, neither side giving in. But when Valentine began to release his true power, Seth turned against him. He showed his true strength and intentions and fought against Valentine. When Drake and Oric restrained Valentine, Seth opened the portal that would seal him forever. Richand dealt the final blow and Seth sealed Storm in. Seth apologized for the deciet and pain his actions caused and left for solitude. He regrets his actions against Valentine because of the friendship they shared but knew it must have been done. He has kept in contact with his gods ever since and kept a silent watch over the world. Recently though he has noticed several things that were not supposed to happen. The end of Valentine was supposed to bring great peace yet the world still fights. These Destrian Shadows should never have existed yet they do and they terrorize the mortal world. Seth has set out from his solitude to find the reasons behind these mysteries as well as to help bring forth the peace he promised.

Personality: Seth is calm and wise. He tries to help with things and he seeks answers to things he doesn't know. He tries not to be arrogent but he'll occasionally brag and boast about his power. He is respectful and wants others to be respectful to him. His favorite hobby is a good game of chess.

Powers: Due to his religon, Seth cannot die from old age, only battle can kill him. He weilds a massive scythe as hus main weapon. It stands as tall as he does being ornately made of gold and silver. He has had hundreds upon thousands of years to master the weapon thus his skill with it is unmatched and few can stand against it. He keeps the weapon sealed in the gem on his right glove when its not in use. Because of his deal so many millenia ago he has a special blade. The blade is 5' in length and 1' wide. It is silver with a black and gold handle. Its called the Eternal Blade and is enchanted with thier magic so that it will never dull or break. He has knowledge of all magic but prefers not to use it as he detests how much persicion and concentration it requires. By tapping into the power his gods gave him Seth can temporarily become one, gaining an appearance similer to a fallen angel with black fire surrounding him. However ever since sealing Storm his power has been weakend. He still hasn't returned to the full power he once had.

Theme: Fireproof by Pillar

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